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a different well from where the fbi is now digging. but both bounty hunters say it shouldn't matter. >> there was a phrase that was said they were filling up with bodies so much that they had to keep going to different wells. so i think pretty wherever you throw a shovel you're going to be okay. >> reporter: right now you should see a live view from a chopper above the dig site where the fbi is still excavating, according to the fbi by the end of operations today when the sun goes down, they expected to have about a 10-foot deep hole there as part of their site preparations. they expect those site preparations to continue tomorrow and that the sifting out the dirt by hand, the actual investigation to begin shortly thereafter. near linden, ken pritchett. >>> today governor jerry brown spoke publicly for the first time about his prostate cancer diagnosis and his long term outlook. >> i'm ready to go, and don't expect me to leave too soon. >> the governor said he has completed radiation treatments for what doctors say was localized early
a different well from where the fbi is now digging. but both bounty hunters say it shouldn't matter. >> there was a phrase that was said they were filling up with bodies so much that they had to keep going to different wells. so i think pretty wherever you throw a shovel you're going to be okay. >> reporter: right now you should see a live view from a chopper above the dig site where the fbi is still excavating, according to the fbi by the end of operations today when the sun goes...
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the fbi described the booby traps found in his apartment. they included three ignition systems and improvised napalm. >>> in arizona, the mayor of tuscon rang a bell to mark the second anniversary of the shooting at a political meet and greet that left six people dead and 12 others injured, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she and her husband today launched a political action committee aimed to raise mon tow support gun control efforts. >>> the site and smell of an abandoned home in burlingame has neighbors demanding action from the city tonight. it's an eye sore that's been years in the making. >> . >> reporter: from the front of the house on channing road, you can see junk piled up to the windows. a neighbor's view of the backyard reveals a rusted out car, broken water heater and a sinking roof. >> the previous owner just packed up one day. >> reporter: bruce bettincourt lives next door and says the house has been abandoned for six years. in that time, the neighbors have documented the mess from rats to a dead raccoon. >> i've h
the fbi described the booby traps found in his apartment. they included three ignition systems and improvised napalm. >>> in arizona, the mayor of tuscon rang a bell to mark the second anniversary of the shooting at a political meet and greet that left six people dead and 12 others injured, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she and her husband today launched a political action committee aimed to raise mon tow support gun control efforts. >>> the site and smell of an...
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>> well, the fbi -- the people working the case on a daily basis are fbi agents. and they have tried very hard to find out information about bob and get him returned to our family safely. unfortunately, that hasn't happened. they haven't been able to get the kind of information we would hope they would be able to obtain. diplomatically, it takes a long time for each diplomatic request to go through all the channels. i know over the course of all of these years that the government and the state departments have tried to do that but have been unsuccessful. i feel that there needs to be more attention to the case. and that's why i am putting these pictures out and trying to get everyone to -- to be reminded that bob is still missing. >> i assume there has been some communication, maybe not directly between the u.s. and iran, but through some other third nation. has iran ever made it a mission that they know where he is or they are holding him or want him for any particular reason? or have they denied flatly that they have him? >> the only time we ever received inform
>> well, the fbi -- the people working the case on a daily basis are fbi agents. and they have tried very hard to find out information about bob and get him returned to our family safely. unfortunately, that hasn't happened. they haven't been able to get the kind of information we would hope they would be able to obtain. diplomatically, it takes a long time for each diplomatic request to go through all the channels. i know over the course of all of these years that the government and the...
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when we were first there the fbi was dispatched in big numbers. they say their investigation is still open. we know they spent some time, a minimal amount of time on the ground in benghazi. again the case still fully opened but still no answers. there is an fbi presence all the time at the tripoli u.s. embassy. you got to believe that is still standing right now, bill. bill: greg palkot with very little news on how this investigation is going now. greg, thank you for that in london today. martha: still so many questions on that. the president promised there would be a full investigation. of course the families of those four who were killed are still waiting for answers today who carried out that attack on the benghazi consulate. meanwhile we're also learning that secretary of state hillary clinton will indeed testify about the benghazi terror attacks before she leaves office. no date yet on when that testimony will occur. we know she was back to work yesterday. congress is in recess until january the 21st. so she may have to technically stay on as
when we were first there the fbi was dispatched in big numbers. they say their investigation is still open. we know they spent some time, a minimal amount of time on the ground in benghazi. again the case still fully opened but still no answers. there is an fbi presence all the time at the tripoli u.s. embassy. you got to believe that is still standing right now, bill. bill: greg palkot with very little news on how this investigation is going now. greg, thank you for that in london today....
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. >> the fbi plans to dig out about 5 ft. a day, to ensure that little to no damage is done to the potential evidence of buried there. >> the new site is only a hundred yards away from where crews found more than a thousand bonus last year. >> during the news conference, fbi special agent herb brown explained how the agency would be handling the case. >> the crews will start back up again first thing this morning. >> meanwhile, one possible victim of the speed freak killers is a long time missing haywood girl named michaela garecht. >> right now, remains which already been found, are being tested to determine if they are hers as her mother a way to work on the results. >> she says, it is possible the bones belonged to her daughter. >> wesley shermintine one of the speed freak gillis says his partner wa responsiblkillers says his partr was responsible for the girl to death. >> the man who police say, opened fire on the campus of a small oakland college and been deemed not competent to stand trial. >> this is as the suspect one
. >> the fbi plans to dig out about 5 ft. a day, to ensure that little to no damage is done to the potential evidence of buried there. >> the new site is only a hundred yards away from where crews found more than a thousand bonus last year. >> during the news conference, fbi special agent herb brown explained how the agency would be handling the case. >> the crews will start back up again first thing this morning. >> meanwhile, one possible victim of the speed...
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. >>> also the wife of a former fbi agent who was kidnapped in iran has released a new series of images of her husband. robert levinston is shown draped in chains in what appears to be a mock prison uniform. he holds a sign which reads, help me. he was kidnapped while on a business trip to iran back in 2007. the family says the u.s., though, is not putting enough pressure on iran to deal with the case. >>> record temperatures in southern australia have cooled slightly this morning, dropping below 100 degrees for the first time in days. that small consolation to firefighters battling to put out fires that have consumed more than 300,000 acres in the last day alone. details from the bbc's nick bryant. >> reporter: the fires are being fanned by ferocious winds and some of the highest temperatures the state has ever witnessed. four large regions are being placed at a highest state of alert, catastrophic. it means the fires are uncontrollable and fast moving. at ground level, we saw for ourselves how terrifying the fire fronts can be. this is one of the state's main roads, the prince's highw
. >>> also the wife of a former fbi agent who was kidnapped in iran has released a new series of images of her husband. robert levinston is shown draped in chains in what appears to be a mock prison uniform. he holds a sign which reads, help me. he was kidnapped while on a business trip to iran back in 2007. the family says the u.s., though, is not putting enough pressure on iran to deal with the case. >>> record temperatures in southern australia have cooled slightly this...
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attended the morning terrorism threat briefing along with the attorney-general and the director of the fbi. just like the analysts and special agents who are working these issues, we aim to stay on top of the threat picture and to help devise tactics and strategies and tools for getting ahead of it. today its standard -- it is standard procedure for agents conducting counterterrorism investigations to consult throughout the process with attorneys and prosecutors in the national security division. that is to ensure that all potential avenues for destruction of a threat, intelligence gathering, investigation and prosecution are all preserved. if you asked me to break down how much intelligence versus how much law enforcement work we do, i would be hard pressed to give you an answer. we are almost always pursuing multiple tracks at the same time. we no longer have to across organizational lines to bring tools and talent to bear against a particular threat or problem. for instance, our office lawyers in the office of intelligence work day in and day out with the intelligence community to secur
attended the morning terrorism threat briefing along with the attorney-general and the director of the fbi. just like the analysts and special agents who are working these issues, we aim to stay on top of the threat picture and to help devise tactics and strategies and tools for getting ahead of it. today its standard -- it is standard procedure for agents conducting counterterrorism investigations to consult throughout the process with attorneys and prosecutors in the national security...
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the fbi hasn't commented on the revelation. >> former president george h.w. bush has been released from the hospital. he was hospital lied for nearly two months with a bronchitis related cough. let me add how touched we were by the many get well messages we received our men and fellow americans. my only concern is i will not be able to thooiveng of you for your kind words. that is your 5@5:00. >>> no budging on the nation's debt crisis. he has no plans to negotiate with congress. kelly wright is live in washington with more on this. >>> the nation is more than $16 trillion in debt. he is unwilling to negotiate with republican is setting the stage for another congressional battle. president obama says washington had to increase the debt ceiling in order to pay its bills. he singled out republican law americas warning them he will not negotiate on the matter adding brinkmanship would be absurd and irresponsible. >> raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us to spend more, all it does is say that america will pay it's bills. we are not a dead beat nation. >>
the fbi hasn't commented on the revelation. >> former president george h.w. bush has been released from the hospital. he was hospital lied for nearly two months with a bronchitis related cough. let me add how touched we were by the many get well messages we received our men and fellow americans. my only concern is i will not be able to thooiveng of you for your kind words. that is your 5@5:00. >>> no budging on the nation's debt crisis. he has no plans to negotiate with congress....
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fbi plans to dig about 5 ft. a day to ensure that little to no damage is done to the potential evidence that is buried there. it the new site is only a hundred yards away from work crews from more than a thousand bonus last year. >> meanwhile, one possible victim of the speed freak killers is long time missing hayward girl michela garecht. right now investigators are testing the latest remains found to determine if they are hers and as they do that, her mother is a bracing herself for the results. >> the mantle police opened fire on the campus of a small oakland college has been deemed " not " competent to stand trial. this is a suspect, one goh in a previous court date. he is accused of going on a shooting rampage at oikos university in april ledger. his attorney says that a psychiatrist determined off that he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. you are looking at video from the scene of the massacre. seven people were killed in the shooting. three others were hurt. schoolmistress' said, that he was upset about
fbi plans to dig about 5 ft. a day to ensure that little to no damage is done to the potential evidence that is buried there. it the new site is only a hundred yards away from work crews from more than a thousand bonus last year. >> meanwhile, one possible victim of the speed freak killers is long time missing hayward girl michela garecht. right now investigators are testing the latest remains found to determine if they are hers and as they do that, her mother is a bracing herself for the...
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i spoke with dsp fbi. this should take about three weeks. scott rates, kron 4. >> reporter: this year's flu season started strong and early. this influenza virus with the most severe is cost and called h3n2 even getting the vaccine will not protect you. in walnut creek, justin waldman, kron 4. >> reporter: this new study shows that a small number of drivers could be causing traffic delays for everyone else. researchers found that portions of san rafeal are all trying to commute at the same time. and it is causing traffic backups for everyone. this would reduce the overall commute time for everyone by 18 percent. in the news room, charles clifford, kron 4 news. >> in the santa cruz mountains this major slide on vine hill road. these routes to highway 17. these heavy december rains pushed out vine road and this mountain road is also being cleared as residents are welcoming the repairs. >> the last time the road was blocked it took 1.5 years until it was faxed. this is certainly better. >> reporter: in the santa cruz mountains, rob fladeboe, kr
i spoke with dsp fbi. this should take about three weeks. scott rates, kron 4. >> reporter: this year's flu season started strong and early. this influenza virus with the most severe is cost and called h3n2 even getting the vaccine will not protect you. in walnut creek, justin waldman, kron 4. >> reporter: this new study shows that a small number of drivers could be causing traffic delays for everyone else. researchers found that portions of san rafeal are all trying to commute at...
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the fbi questioned him last month. we asked a former fbi agent tom fuentes whether that affect ts the investigation. >> a judge in another country is not the same as a judge in the united states. judges here are not involved in the investigation. >> reporter: fuentes says the fact that the fbi agents were allowed to ask questions is more than they often get. some say harzi was freed because of a lack of evidence. we've pressed authorities here in tunis and washington. we've asked for a cut off of aid to tunisia. we've gotten no response. american investigators were made aware of harzi because he posted details of the benghazi attack on social media while it was happening. but a u.s. law enforcement official with direct knowledge to the investigation says ali's harzi does not appear on the video from the compound. he denies that he was involved but his release means there are no suspect ts known to be in custody with the connection. will americans ever see justice for benghazi? >> it's a very difficult order in a case l
the fbi questioned him last month. we asked a former fbi agent tom fuentes whether that affect ts the investigation. >> a judge in another country is not the same as a judge in the united states. judges here are not involved in the investigation. >> reporter: fuentes says the fact that the fbi agents were allowed to ask questions is more than they often get. some say harzi was freed because of a lack of evidence. we've pressed authorities here in tunis and washington. we've asked...
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the suspect had been questioned by fbi officials in the presence of a tunisian judge last month. reportedly, he posted reports on social media shortly after the september 11th attack on the consulate. >>> a new report about the death of singer aim my winehouse. it confirms she died from alcohol -- amy winehouse. it confirms she died from alcohol poisoning. the first coroner's report in 2011 had the same conclusion. >>> back here at home, petaluma is moving towards tougher smoking restrictions. this is after the city council unanimously approved several new smoking bans. restrictions on smoking in public places, including bus stops and outdoor dining areas and on commercial sidewalks take effect next month. limits on smoking medical marijuana and private homes will be phased in before the end of the year. >>> 8:52. the crimson tied rolled -- rolled over notre dame, 42-14. the fighting irish didn't even store until they were down 35-0 late in the third quarter. now many college football fans are calling alabama a die nas city. this was the third national title in the past four year
the suspect had been questioned by fbi officials in the presence of a tunisian judge last month. reportedly, he posted reports on social media shortly after the september 11th attack on the consulate. >>> a new report about the death of singer aim my winehouse. it confirms she died from alcohol -- amy winehouse. it confirms she died from alcohol poisoning. the first coroner's report in 2011 had the same conclusion. >>> back here at home, petaluma is moving towards tougher...
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no comment from the fbi on the substance of that. his lawyers say he was in libya at the time but he was on a construction job. sources say while he is freed he has to remain in the tunisian capital, tunis, he is still charged with suspected involvement after terror organization, joon. jon: he is the only suspect arrested where does that leave the u.s. in this >> reporter: the fbi confirmed to me they have an ongoing investigation and they have agents on the ground in lib a they can't say much more than that. by all accounts this probe is not much more advanced since we were in benghazi in october. one report says it is totally stalled. another says no one has been charged and that all suspects remain on the loose. the problem it appears very little cooperation on the ground in libya. we saw it in benghazi. security remains a big issue. militias are still strong. they are doing attacking of people that should be doing the investigating. so you see the problems. one suspect was questioned in december in cairo with possible links, both
no comment from the fbi on the substance of that. his lawyers say he was in libya at the time but he was on a construction job. sources say while he is freed he has to remain in the tunisian capital, tunis, he is still charged with suspected involvement after terror organization, joon. jon: he is the only suspect arrested where does that leave the u.s. in this >> reporter: the fbi confirmed to me they have an ongoing investigation and they have agents on the ground in lib a they can't say...
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nsd has brought them under one roof and is in closer alignment with those of the fbi and the rest of the national security community. nsd's lawyers worked as terrorism prosecutors alongside their colleagues in the u.s. attorney offices around the country and they work as intelligence lawyers. they provide guidance on cutting edge questions and they make sure the intelligence community has the tools it needs to perform its vital mission. and to do so consistent with the rule of law. excuse me. above all, our goal is to serve as a practical problem solvers. and questions that we confront alongside our partners, and as our goal is to keep pace with an evolving threat. stepping back a minute, it is interesting to think that the idea that lawyers could be a positive, innovative force multiplier for our national security community, i think that might have seemed a novel concept to those who view lawyers as necessary evil. lawyers have always played a part in the development of our national security systems. it was general dalton, the father of intelligence, who have was a lawyer from new y
nsd has brought them under one roof and is in closer alignment with those of the fbi and the rest of the national security community. nsd's lawyers worked as terrorism prosecutors alongside their colleagues in the u.s. attorney offices around the country and they work as intelligence lawyers. they provide guidance on cutting edge questions and they make sure the intelligence community has the tools it needs to perform its vital mission. and to do so consistent with the rule of law. excuse me....
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more than the fbi. it's not just our size, mandate, or unique authority that is important. it is how we and how i view our mission and how our agency sees that mission. when i joined sigar, i made it clear on the first day that you should view this as a mission and not as a job. if you see this as a job, as a place to retire in place, you should leave, because i only wanted people with fire in the belly, because we have a limited amount of time to do good in the construction in afghanistan. i have used that fire in the belly speech so much that my chief of staff has coined a new term called "fitb." it has worked. i am proud of my 200 agents, auditors, and investigators, because they all have that fire in the belly. bacon work elsewhere. some of them are working in the worst conditions. they're working in conditions as bad as our military is in gh
more than the fbi. it's not just our size, mandate, or unique authority that is important. it is how we and how i view our mission and how our agency sees that mission. when i joined sigar, i made it clear on the first day that you should view this as a mission and not as a job. if you see this as a job, as a place to retire in place, you should leave, because i only wanted people with fire in the belly, because we have a limited amount of time to do good in the construction in afghanistan. i...
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. >> megyn: well, to give you an idea how much attention people are giving this gun debate, the fbi says background checks for firearms has soared some 39% in one month's time and that they hit a record high in the the month of december. while the government does not track how many guns are actually sold there are anecdotal reports from gun store owners and manufacturers that firearms are flying off the shelves. major manufacturer suggests that that trend is being reflected in their world as well and the background checks of course support that notion. and now to a murder mystery surrounding the death of a lottery winner. chicago resident kahn hit the jackpot last summer winning a million dollars on a scratch-off tickets. friends and family say he was ecstatic and 24 hours after state officials issued him a check for the winnings, police say kahn suddenly died a now, after initially they said it was of natural causes, they say in fact he was the victim of cyanide poisoning. trace gallagher has more, trace? >> reporter: and this one, megyn, caught the medical examiner off guard. when he b
. >> megyn: well, to give you an idea how much attention people are giving this gun debate, the fbi says background checks for firearms has soared some 39% in one month's time and that they hit a record high in the the month of december. while the government does not track how many guns are actually sold there are anecdotal reports from gun store owners and manufacturers that firearms are flying off the shelves. major manufacturer suggests that that trend is being reflected in their world...
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guantanamo are people who have been cleared for transfer, yet the cia and the department of justice and the fbi and the department of defense have left that and concluded that we're not going to prosecutor them, we don't have evidence they committed an offense and we don't believe they present a significant risk, and we don't want to keep them. but they have been sitting here year after year are after year at guantanamo because of their citizenship, primarily yemeni, because we don't trust the yemeni government to be responsibility with the detainees, which is interesting because the had the cop sent of theem meni government to fly the drones. so it seems we're a bit hypocritical in our view of the yemen. and i think guantanamo remains a stain on our reputation. recently congress passed a bill that prohibits granting visas to members of the russian government accused of human rights violations, and president obama signed it. in retaliation the russian government passed a bill that prevents americans from adopting russian children. and president president putin be signing it, had a news conferen
guantanamo are people who have been cleared for transfer, yet the cia and the department of justice and the fbi and the department of defense have left that and concluded that we're not going to prosecutor them, we don't have evidence they committed an offense and we don't believe they present a significant risk, and we don't want to keep them. but they have been sitting here year after year are after year at guantanamo because of their citizenship, primarily yemeni, because we don't trust the...
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police and the fbi are investigating whether this robbery is connected at another bank robbery last thursday. >>> it's the secret that has the social media world buzzing. ktvu's janine de la vega is live in menlo park with more on the mystery news conference scheduled to get underway at facebook in a few hours. i've been reading online a lot of speculation about what this announcement may be. >> there are a lot of rumors. >> reporter: we're here in the parking lot. the national media is out here covering the event. nobody is talking, nobody is saying what's being announced. the invitation was somewhat cryptic, it said come see what we're building. most people agree the company is not talking about expanding its campus. there are rumors that a smartphone could be unveiled. some say it's unlikely because zuckerberg has publicly said that would be the wrong strategy. they say the mobile platform is the top priority so there's speculation that the company will unveil a local search engine that would combine friends' information with other information. other speculation, tablets and smartphones.
police and the fbi are investigating whether this robbery is connected at another bank robbery last thursday. >>> it's the secret that has the social media world buzzing. ktvu's janine de la vega is live in menlo park with more on the mystery news conference scheduled to get underway at facebook in a few hours. i've been reading online a lot of speculation about what this announcement may be. >> there are a lot of rumors. >> reporter: we're here in the parking lot. the...
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the fbi is covering of the use of these drugs. it tells you all about these drugs. he wrote the book those in the fact that they are doing this. thank you. here are some handouts for you. >> could we please have mike dunlap? i was born here. my first gun i took to school for show and tell. i worked on a dairy ranch. every kid learned how to deal with a fire arm. they knew which is not to point with anything you did not want to destroy. i would like to ask a couple of things. we want to get the violence out of the use of guns. i currently live in lake county. last year we started a women's program. we have had a bunch coming out that have never touched a gun before. it has been extraordinary to watch the change and these women. are we listening to me or watching him? ok. you put it on the table that everything is on the table. i want to hold due to that. i do not want this to be everything is on the table the way that republicans were. do not define what the middle is an start from there. let's talk about the whole table. we need to resolve the issue. >> everyone els
the fbi is covering of the use of these drugs. it tells you all about these drugs. he wrote the book those in the fact that they are doing this. thank you. here are some handouts for you. >> could we please have mike dunlap? i was born here. my first gun i took to school for show and tell. i worked on a dairy ranch. every kid learned how to deal with a fire arm. they knew which is not to point with anything you did not want to destroy. i would like to ask a couple of things. we want to...
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decisions about whether to pay social security checks or tax refunds or paying our soldiers or paying the fbi. these are choices that now becoming a little bit more real and i don't think there's anybody in the republicans -- well, there are a few but most people know this would be nuts. >> this is why congress is less popular now than getting simultaneous root canals ands colonoscopies and listening to nickelback. >> stephanie: not talking about you. >> i certainly hope not. >> stephanie: how does this play out? the exact same way? will it be 11th hour again? >> well, that wouldn't surprise me a bit. but the 11th hour is kind of -- not as precise as what it was with december 31st and january 1st. it is an estimate that it is february 15th. we won't know exactly. at some point if they get the printing press warmed up for the platinum coin -- >> stephanie: which, by the way, you should be on. absolutely. >> that would be one for the record books. that would be nice. i really don't think they can wait that long. i think they have to start -- we really should be negotiating now. of course, we're
decisions about whether to pay social security checks or tax refunds or paying our soldiers or paying the fbi. these are choices that now becoming a little bit more real and i don't think there's anybody in the republicans -- well, there are a few but most people know this would be nuts. >> this is why congress is less popular now than getting simultaneous root canals ands colonoscopies and listening to nickelback. >> stephanie: not talking about you. >> i certainly hope not....
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so i think in a weird way it would actually be great if we had fbi agents in santa clara breaking down the doors of gravely-ill pot smokers. that'll tell people more about the federal government than 15 papers from the cato institute. [laughter] one last point about this and then i'll end. you see the force of the anti-commandeering rule in something that jonathan mentioned at the outset, and that is the affordable care act. this seems far removed, but it really isn't. if you look at the affordable care act, there's, by the way, same preoccupation among conservatives and libertarians with thebredth of the federal government's power. how far does the commerce power go. but the man tate that was at issue -- mandate that was at issue in that case, in the nfib case, that's not the engine that drives the affordable care act. the engine that drives that act is the exchanges, the state exchanges, which weren't even at issue in that case but will be, i i hope. here's the way this works. initially, the administration and congress wanted to congressman dealer states to establish exchanges -- com
so i think in a weird way it would actually be great if we had fbi agents in santa clara breaking down the doors of gravely-ill pot smokers. that'll tell people more about the federal government than 15 papers from the cato institute. [laughter] one last point about this and then i'll end. you see the force of the anti-commandeering rule in something that jonathan mentioned at the outset, and that is the affordable care act. this seems far removed, but it really isn't. if you look at the...